Paper cabinet



Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE ALEC LAURENCE sAUNnEns'or OTTOWA, 0NTARIO', CA1\TADA, ASSIGNOR To E. is. EDDY I COMPANY, LIMITED, or HULL, QUEBEC, CANADA Y PAPER CABIN-ET Application filed November 27, 1931, Serial 1101577500, andin Canada November 16, 1931.

This invention relates to cabinets or containers of the type constructed to hold a stack of interleaved paper sheets which may be withdrawn, one by one, through a slot in the bottom of the cabinet.

The invention has for object to provide a strong, easily operated and inexpensive cabinet of improved construction, especially, though not exclusively, adapted for containing paper towels.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement of the slot or mouth through which the paper sheets are withdrawn.

Another object is to improve the hinge of the lid of the cabinet, so that it is firmly supported in horizontal position when opened.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet into which the usual stock of towels can be readily placed and the free end of the bottom towel fed into the slot or mouth with the assurance that there will be no interference with the interleaved folding of the bundle While removing the wrapper or with the continuity of the feed of successive towels into the opening as each towel is removed.

The invention thus includes hinging a shallow cover at the bottom of the cabinet adjacent the front of the opening or mouth, which is thus located about the middle of the bottom wall of the cabinet and permits equal distribution of the weight of the bundle on each side of the mouth, and providing lugs to hold the shallow cover in a horizontal position while filling the cabinet, so as to avoid difliculty in removing the wrapper and handling the bundle.

The invention consists in the construction combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates by way of example, one

convenient form of the invention,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved cabinet, partially in section, showing the lid in closed position, the open position being indicated in dotted lines;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view in section on the line 22 of Figure 3;

a Figure 3 is a front elevation of the bottom part ofthe cabinet With the lid in closed position, and i V Figure 4 is an inverted plan view with the lid in closed position.

The cabinet, which is preferably made of v sheet metal, comprises a square or rectangular box having a vertical rear wall 1, horizontal top wall 2, and vertical side walls 3. The side walls3' are formed at the bottom with integral lugs 4 which preferably extend forward- .ly from the rear of the box to a vertical plane situated. in frontof the central transverse plane of the box. These lugs provide vertical shoulders 5.

A horizontal rod or shaft 6 is mounted between the lugs 4 adjacent the shoulders 55. The ends of the rod .6 may conveniently be flattened and bent down at the ends as at 7'. and secured to the lugs by spot welding or otherwise. r

i A shallow tray-like cover or lid 8, pivotally mounted on the rod 6, is adapted to close the front of the box when in raised position. The wall 9 of the lid '8 is extended and loosely beaded round the rod, as at 10, to form a hinge or pivot forthe lid.

The wall 9 of the lid is in a horizontalplane when the lid is closed, as shown in full lines in Figure l. The wall 9 therefore forms the front part of the floor or bottom wall of the box when the lid is closed. The rear part of the floor of the box is formed by ahorizontal wall 11 arranged in the same horizontal plane as the wall 9. The wall 11 is preferably integral with the rear wall 1 and beaded along its forward edgeas at 12. The wall 11 may be formed at the sides with lugs 13 secured to the side walls 3 by any suitable means such as spot welding (see Figure 2).

The top wall 2 of the box may be provided K with one or more humps '14 to engage, recesses or domes 15 formed in the top Wall of the lid, to hold the lid releasably in closed positionr Any other suitable form of retainform of fastening means such as 14, 15, and thus to obtain all the required security without employing a more complex securing devlce.

The rear wall 1 may be formed with holes 16 to permit the cabinet to be screwed to a wall, and observation slits 17 may be formed in the side walls 3.

When the cabinet is to be charged with a stack of interleaved paper sheets, the lid 8 is opened and swung forwardly and downwardly on the hinge 10 until the wall 9 of the lid engages the shoulder 5 on the lugs 4. The arrangement is such that in this position the lid is in a substantially horizontal position, as indicated in Figure 2 and in chain dotted lines in Figure 1.

The stack of paper sheets is placed in the cabinet in the usual manner, the free end of the lower sheet being inserted downwardly through the slit or mouth 18 formed between the parallel beaded edges 10' and 12. The lid is then closed and the cabinet is ready for use.

The arrangement of the mouth 18 midway between the front of the lid and the back of the box makes a convenient arrangement as the paper sheets may be more readily inserted and pulled through the mouth than when the mouth is disposed at the back of the cabinet against the wall.

- The arrangement of the lid so that it forms a firmly supported, horizontal tray when in open position is also an advantage.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawing are given by way of example only, and modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the invention.

- I claim:

A cabinet for dispensing towels and the like comprising a box-like body portion adapted to be fastened to a wall surface, and

a tray-like rectangular cover portion, the bottom walls of said portions forming a flat bearing surface for the towels, a slot-like opening in said surface, a lug on the lower end of each side wall of the body portion, each lug having pivot means for the cover portion and a vertical shoulder to hold the latter in horizontal position when open, the bottom wall of the cover portion being wider than the side walls thereof and having an eye engaging said pivot, means for rotary movement of the cover portion whereby the latter when open rests on said vertical shoulders in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

ALEC LAURENCE SAUNDERS. 

